Politics Aug 30 WATCH: Blinken says under 200 Americans remain in Afghanistan Blinken says the number of Americans left may be closer to 100. He says the U.S. would work with Afghanistan’s neighbors to secure their departure either overland or by charter flight once the Kabul airport re-opens.
Politics Aug 30 WATCH: House Republicans and veterans discuss Afghanistan House Republicans and veterans are expected to discuss the situation in Afghanistan on Monday.
Nation Aug 30 WATCH: Biden pledges Hurricane Ida support for 'as long as it takes' Ida has left scores of coastal Louisiana residents trapped by floodwaters and pleading to be rescued, while making a shambles of the electrical grid across a wide swath of the state in the sweltering, late-summer heat.
Nation Aug 30 U.S. declares a public health emergency post-Hurricane Ida U.S. health officials Monday declared public health emergencies for Louisiana and Mississippi, seeking to suspend government red tape that may get in the way of providing help to people affected by Hurricane Ida.
Nation Aug 30 Half of New York City subway system loses power overnight The unprecedented breakdown affected more than 80 trains on the subway system's numbered lines plus the L train from shortly after 9 p.m. Sunday to about 1:30 a.m. Monday.
World Aug 29 US says drone kills IS bombers targeting Kabul airport A U.S. drone strike blew up a vehicle carrying “multiple suicide bombers” from Afghanistan’s Islamic State affiliate on Sunday before they could attack the ongoing military evacuation at Kabul’s international airport, American officials said. An Afghan official said three children…
Arts Aug 29 Actor Ed Asner, TV's blustery Lou Grant, dies at 91 Ed Asner, the burly and prolific character actor who became a star in middle age as the gruff but lovable newsman Lou Grant, first in the hit comedy “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and later in the drama “Lou Grant,”…
Nation Aug 29 Crews battle to protect Lake Tahoe region from wildfire Firefighters faced a critical day in efforts to prevent a massive California wildfire from reaching the Lake Tahoe resort region Saturday, hoping to take advantage of calmer winds before hot, heavy gusts return.
World Aug 29 Demonstrators in Berlin protest virus measures Throughout the afternoon, thousands marched in the German capital’s Friedrichshain, Prenzlauer Berg and Mitte neighborhoods. More than 2,000 police officers were on duty across the city to respond to the protests.
World Aug 28 Unwanted record: Russia's COVID deaths hit new high in July The report from the Rosstat agency said 50,421 people suffering from COVID-19 died during the month, sharply higher than the previous record of 44,435 in December.